Batchawana Bay, Ontario

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Batchawana Bay
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Etymology: Badjiwanung Ojibwe for "water that bubbles up"
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Batchawana Bay
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°55′34″N84°36′23″W / 46.92611°N 84.60639°W / 46.92611; -84.60639 Coordinates: 46°55′34″N84°36′23″W / 46.92611°N 84.60639°W / 46.92611; -84.60639 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
P0S 1A0
Area codes 705, 249

Batchawana Bay is an unincorporated place and Compact Rural Community in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is also the name of a local services board, consisting of parts of the geographic townships of Fisher, Herrick, Ryan and Tilley. [5] It is located north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on the shores of Batchawana Bay [6] off Lake Superior.

The area is counted as part of Unorganized North Algoma District in Statistics Canada census data.

Batchawana Bay Provincial Park is nearby along Highway 17; [7] [8] the community itself is reached from Highway 17 by Ontario Highway 563.

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References

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  2. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737 Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine . Canadian Legal Information Institute.
  6. "Batchawana Bay". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-07-01. (bay)
  7. "Batchawana Bay Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-07-01. (park)
  8. "Batchawana Bay". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2018-07-01.